Adam Bello Speaks On Upcoming Mandate For Healthcare Workers

Yesterday, Monroe County Executive Adam Bello spoke on the upcoming deadline for health care workers in New York to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, stating that local hospitals are still sorting through legal issues and support plans. Bello stated: “All of us are doing everything possible to get the rest of our citizens and employees vaccinated. We can end this pandemic, but we do it by vaccination.”

At the current moment, a federal judge temporarily blocked the mandate earlier, giving New York until September 22nd to respond, and Gov. Kathy Hochul has said the state will work to push forward with the mandate. Monroe County Health Commissioner, Dr. Michael Mendoza stated: “This debate has unfortunately fallen into not why to get the vaccine, but how to make people get vaccines. And I think we need to go back a step and start to answer again why we should get the vaccine. I believe it’s our professional responsibility as health care providers to keep ourselves safe and to do everything evidence-based, within our powers to keep our patients safe. And we now know that the FDA has formally approved the Pfizer vaccine. We’ve got ample evidence to show it’s working. It’s been administered to billions of people.”

Source: 13 WHAM